Arizona Court of Appeals Decision Will Cause Employers to Reevaluate Restrictive Covenants Contained in Employment Agreements

On October 17, 2013, in Orca Communications Unlimited v. Noder, Pitch Public Relations, the Arizona Court of Appeals held the confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition provisions of an employment agreement between an employer and its former president were overly broad and unenforceable. Arizona employers should review their employment agreements to ensure language is narrowly tailored to only protect the legitimate business interests of the employer.